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Florence : Taylor and Francis
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Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest
ISBN:
9780203975329
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (258 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
DDC:
306.87430952
Keywords:
Gesellschaft
;
Kinderwunsch
;
Mutterrolle
;
Japan
Abstract:
Disillusioned by long hours at home alone and by demands from the older generation, Japanese women are marrying later, resulting in a sharp decline in the Japanese birth rate. Muriel Jolivet considers the reasons why Japanese women are finding it increasingly difficult to accept the terms and conditions of motherhood. Japan: The Childless Society explores the major factors contributing to maternal malaise in Japan including: * the 'Ten Commandments of the Good Mother' * the changing role of the father * education and careers * nostalgia from older generations Drawing on extensive interviews with Japanese women and translated into English for the first time, this innovative study examines the implications behind the declining birth rate and looks towards the future of a country that is in danger of becoming a 'childless society'.
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